More than a bridge

Where: Florence, Italy
When: June 2011

This is Ponte Vecchio, the only bridge in Florence not destroyed during World War II. The bridge is unusual in that there are houses (now used as shops) built on it, and even more unusual in that there's a passage on top of the houses that leads from the town hall to the Pitti Palace. It's the oldest bridge in Florence, dating to 1345, and its low three-arched design is said to be better suited for handling flooding of the Arno River.